ZAGREB, March 14, 2020 - Predrag Štromar has been nominated for the new president of the Croatian People's Party (HNS), the HNS, a junior partner in the ruling coalition, said on Saturday.

On Friday, the HNS Presidency unanimously decided on candidates for the leading positions in the party.

"As of today, I'm officially embarking on the HNS presidential campaign with a clear message - I'll roll up my sleeves and restore people's trust in politics and the HNS," Štromar said after a Presidency session.

He added that, with his team, he would offer real solutions to people's real problems.

Incumbent HNS president Ivan Vrdoljak said earlier he would not run for re-election.

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ZAGREB, February 26, 2018 - Deputy Prime Minister Predrag Štromar said on Monday that his Croatian People's Party (HNS), a junior member of the ruling coalition, had not changed its view on the Ustasha salute "For the homeland ready", adding that there should be no place for it in public.

ZAGREB, February 18, 2018 - In an interview with Hina, Minister of Construction and Physical Planning Predrag Štromar of the Croatian People's Party (HNS) discussed relations with their senior coalition partner, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), announcing that the HNS had assembled a team of experts to work on and propose a distress bill, that 2018 and 2019 would be years of reform, and that this government would continue to work on reforms until the end of its term.

On Wednesday evening, the HNS Main Committee decided that it would reject the decision made by the party Presidency on Tuesday and enter into a coalition with HDZ.